diff --git a/2/puzzle2p2.cpp b/2/puzzle2p2.cpp
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <list>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <sstream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+enum Direction {
+    UP,
+    DOWN
+};
+
+int main(){
+    string line;
+    int safeReports = 0;
+    stringstream wholeDoc;
+
+    ifstream puzzle("input.txt", ifstream::in);
+
+        while (getline(puzzle, line)) {
+            istringstream lineStream(line);
+            string numberString;
+            list<int> currentLevels;
+            while (getline(lineStream, numberString, ' ')) {
+                int number = stoi(numberString);
+                currentLevels.push_back(number);
+            }
+
+            int numOfLevelsInLine = currentLevels.size();
+            int numOfLevelsProcessed = 0;
+
+            //need to pull the first one to have something to compare to
+            enum Direction dir;
+            int prevlevel = currentLevels.front();
+            currentLevels.pop_front();
+            numOfLevelsProcessed++;
+            if (prevlevel < currentLevels.front()){
+                dir = DOWN;
+            } else if (prevlevel > currentLevels.front()){
+                dir = UP;
+            } else {
+                currentLevels.clear();
+            }
+
+
+            for (int level = currentLevels.front(); !currentLevels.empty();level=currentLevels.front()){
+                if (abs(prevlevel-level)>3) {currentLevels.clear();break;}
+                if(prevlevel==level){ currentLevels.clear();break;}
+                if(dir==UP&&(prevlevel<currentLevels.front())) {currentLevels.clear();break;}
+                if(dir==DOWN&&(prevlevel>currentLevels.front())) {currentLevels.clear();break;}
+                
+                prevlevel=currentLevels.front();
+                currentLevels.pop_front();
+                numOfLevelsProcessed++;
+
+                if(numOfLevelsProcessed==numOfLevelsInLine){
+                    safeReports++;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+cout << safeReports;
+puzzle.close();
+}
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